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California's EDD Director Steps Down After Just Over 1 Year in Charge
The director of California’s troubled unemployment benefits department has resigned
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California EDD Director Resigns After a Year
California’s troubled unemployment benefits department will soon have its third director in the past two years.
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California Suspends Some Disability Claims, Citing Fraud
After stealing the identities of death row inmates and even a sitting U.S. senator to make off with billions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment benefits during the pandemic, scammers have now moved on to impersonating doctors to dupe California officials into giving them disability checks.
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State Lawmaker From Oakland Pushes Reform Bill for Unemployment Appeals
A state lawmaker from Oakland is proposing new legislation to help close a loop in the Employment Development Department’s processing of appeals on denied unemployment claims. Kris Sanchez reports.
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State Lawmaker From Oakland Pushes Reform Bill for Unemployment Appeals
A state lawmaker from Oakland is proposing new legislation to help close a loop in the Employment Development Department’s processing of appeals on denied unemployment claims.
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California COVID-19 Benefits Fraud Could Reach $9.8 Billion
California may have paid out nearly $10 billion in phony coronavirus unemployment claims — more than double the previous estimate — with some money going to organized crime in Russia, China and other countries.
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Unemployment Fraud Concerns Prompt Action in California
At least 350,000 debit cards filled with money for unemployment benefits in California have been frozen because of suspected fraud
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California Unemployment Agency Does Less With More: Report
The California unemployment agency’s two call centers to field questions about jobless benefits had two major problems as millions of people sought help due to the pandemic: One had nobody on site to answer calls and the other had hundreds of untrained new hires who didn’t know how to help callers.
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East Bay Woman Faces Delays, Attempted Fraud With Unemployment Claim
An East Bay woman is in the midst of an unemployment claim nightmare.
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East Bay Woman Faces Delays, Attempted Fraud With Unemployment Claim
An East Bay woman is in the midst of an unemployment claim nightmare. Marianne Favro reports.
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San Diego Man Says Stranger Collected Unemployment Checks in His Name
A San Diego man says a scammer used his information to collect unemployment checks — but the thing is: He never lost his job, and now he says the unemployment office isn’t helping.
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Laid Off San Diego-Area Teachers Struggling to Get Unemployment
Almost 500,000 public school jobs have been lost during the pandemic, according to Labor Department Statistics, but many California teachers say they are having unique challenges trying to get their unemployment benefits.
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Frustrated and Nervous: California's Unemployment Problems
A University Heights man says California’s unemployment system is broken
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If Coronavirus Claims Your Job, Here's What to Do First
Workers who suddenly find themselves jobless because of the pandemic are most likely eligible for unemployment insurance benefits.
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If Coronavirus Claims Your Job, Here's What to Do First
Workers who suddenly find themselves jobless because of the pandemic are most likely eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. Consumer investigator Chris Chmura reports.
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California Unemployment Rate Falls to Record Low of 4%
Officials say California’s unemployment rate fell to a new record low of 4% in September.
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California Unemployment Rate Held Steady in June
California’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% in June.
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California Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.2 Percent in May
California’s jobless rate fell to 4.2 percent in May, with particularly low unemployment in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Nine Restaurants in Contra Costa Fined For Lack of Workers' Comp Insurance
Nine restaurants around Contra Costa County have been issued administrative fines for allegedly failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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California's Jobless Rate Falls to 4.4 Percent in January
California’s unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in January, the lowest figure since 1976.